The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-05
TgE AMAzON'S MOUTH.
Interesting Sight Seeing. at
Para, Brazil.
MINISTRIES OF THE INDIANS
,,.os and Negro Slaves-Delici Jus
OeRee-Animated MIX Wagon
Religious Procession.

porhadOS, WlerS WIOte you iaStI
a., the Amazon m5 tropolis, we had
s4ormy voyage. On the morning of To
oc,t 20 entered the Para River, on
- me many Gu 'lets Of the great ANA
River. with sails set and tide run
70 in 1t the same time. Our pilot
P-szJ liam, who wss put on board b
tbrae Indians in canoe. 8 we ente
10 Para River we only see land to tn
,o,,,b and usually sail five or 81
oios from shore. The north shore Q
+bo river IS twenty-five miles away
Tho mouth OF the Para River is in III
neigbborhood of thirty-fVe miles wide
Rather g good-sized stream. As we g
bv We see the large waves dashing III
~ the Blazanca shoals. Tha Pari
river IS quite deep; even up at Para
-90 miles from the ocean, we ran NJ
fffaen fethoms OF anchor cham. Ih'
20 is the controlling element with
ss:Iinp craft, and it flows in and oui
., he rate of four miles an hour
Soon after entering the river we meet
S9me small sailing vessels, Inolann
canoes with their red sails. These
sre fishing boats or else are
carving marketing 70 Para. IEe5 run
enite lively although they aresVery ugly
and awkward looking. When we pass
the lightship we enter the river proper
and soon see a few houses On shore
with their red-tiled roofs. will say,
inst here, that after week spent IN
Para | have not seen wooden shIngied
roof: they are either tile or palm
matched. We see few brick works
and farm houses with their tall Cocoa
nat trees and banana plants arou nd
them. The thatched huts are usually
the homes of the Indians or slaves. A
good many of the larger plantations
have small chapel for the use OF the
slaves. When the parde comes they
celebrate the day as Sunday, no differ-
ence when he comes.
We anchor in the river during the
night, as they do not allow us to pas
the fort until daylight doth appear.The
fort is quite an affair theoretically. Il
is almost 100 feet in diameter,
circular and built of stone. The
stones are covered with moss aud
weeds, so, that you could not
know it was stone unless some one had
told you. A very shabby, crooked
flagstaff surmounts the fort, on
which signals of incoming ships are
displayed. The fort is about three miles
below The city. There are few little
SIX pound guns on the walls of the
tort. They are not used very much. as
it is very trying on the old fort. We
come TO anchor on the morning of
March 80 and invade the town.
Nearly all the buildings in Para are
built of brick and stone and coated over
with Genet, which is decorated geuer-
ally with enameled tiles made into diff
ferent patterns The first floor of the
buildings on the principal streets are
used as stores and shops, the owners
living on the second floor. All the
windows are large, and are, in fact.
large doors, With glass panels opening
on a balcony which surrounds nearly
every house. These balconies are
nearly two feet wiJe and have iron
ratings surrounding them. The large
houses usually have a court in their
centre, with large doorway entrance.
Even the hotels are on the second floor.
The rooms are comfortably large, cell.
1ngs are high, and carpets are Unknown.
hardwood floor is the only kind used.
Uhe OF the principal streets in Para.
ana likely the most important one, is
tne Rua de Truperatriz. because of the
rarge wholesale and business houses, I
suppose 1t may claim supremacy to
the rest. 1t is well paved with lime
Seone oiocE, which is about as hard az |
sIanlte IN this warm climats. AI0De |
4utee distance of this street on the |
HaIer Side are immense palm trees
tsNoAhd half to three feet in ci,cum.
I LeLeIce and seyenty-6Ye feet high. The
Jnullulngs are white aud yellow. and ON
. .L west end, near the Indian market
rue THey are every color of the rainhoW
Ihe buildings along this street are ali
"nS stores and wareho !ses, two
anu tnree stories high. The pro-
ftilieIorS are usually dressed in white
r naen Sn'TS. which are kept scrupulously
T U.; R9s dos Mercapores is the
p w shopping street, nut ladies
Su b.. Seiuom seen on the street Thev
10y from samples carried shout nv
n sltesHen, send their servants or ict
F t lsmiliaS drop in while he is dovn
f.n and buy them a spring hat. no
pLLdCloOe COFFEE.
h., In the matter of prices everything
.sn W.. IS more expensive than at homp:
so psclaliy hardware, sugar and cofBse
in ~, hOf e Than We have to pay for them
coffee 7 united States. Speaking of
rood rof,p WIN say that never tssted
Rus t fUte !; until l came to Para. Ills
tasted ON ~ me United States the coffee
article SScod, put it is such a different
delcionT,V mere, where it is slmnIv
tract Of r., l believe i. is the pure ex,
snd Is Is ~, .s berry, is very dark in color
shout tg I9oTed in small cups holding
tie GIbrssIyy well pleased with nv hotel
etaren all rSa' At table, after You have
fruit for ' de meat you wish, Won get
Usually roo IHessert. For my dessert I
or ross feSN kind of sweet. red haste
hardly gor,b oananss. Bananas are
mashed nm pOT Ia eating unless roasted
Spoonful ~ IIEe potatoes, with q large
sugar to 10 W NJ toetter on them and enonsb
afe very DELI; very sweet. Then thew
are liftiSoe The fine bananas i her,
bananas .t yellow ones, called 70
and yerv sSeout ~ or 3 inches Ions
ihaaas here DC favored. There are bao
iIong as fronss as thick as your arm and a. ]
| tfied to O% u your wrist to your elbow "
I9ech. Ms noWn one, but it was too ;;
uflnk vim women and chjIdren / !
Soout &c ~; mere. which 10 - -